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Delacroix's Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople Restored

66 points by rawgabbit

by Daub

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Unfortunately, we are unlikely ever to see any of Delecroix’s paintings as they were intended to be seen. Fading pigments and other factors make this true for every painting, but doubly true for Delecroix as he used a lot of new pigments that were very unstable.
There is the story of Degas standing weeping with sadness in front of The death of sardenopolis at the way its colors had faded over time.

by Animats

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The actual picture without zoom disabled.[1] In case you wanted to look at it.
[1] https://api-www.louvre.fr/sites/default/files/styles/w1059_h...

by fmajid

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The original French title "La Prise de Constantinople par les croisés" is harsher, "The taking/capture of Constantinople by the Crusaders"

by guidopallemans

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entry_of_the_Crusaders_in_Cons...
(and https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prise_de_Constantinople_par_le... )
give a bit more context.
Stood out to me:
> 498 cm × 410 cm (196 in × 160 in)

by kjellsbells

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by wolfi1

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one should bear in mind, that Constantinople at that time was still Christian and most of the goods, that were ransacked, came to Venetia

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by bigbluedots

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by ggambetta

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They should just trap Julian Baumgartner inside for a month, with nothing but water, food, and conservation-grade varnish and reversible pigments, and the whole place would look like new!

by indiandeodorant

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